leech

\liːtʃ\

/\liːtʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“leech” is uncommon French (frequency #99,282 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,282
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sangsue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-leech · leech · French

leech · rank #99,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,282
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laâyoune

Nearest frequency peer: Laâyoune (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « leech »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « leech » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leech
PropertyValue
Headwordleech
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liːtʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « leech » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.leechtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Laâyoune » (#99,281), « Levavasseur » (#99,284), « Laxou » (#99,279). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « leech » est au #99,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leech is uncommon French at frequency #99,282 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \liːtʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leech, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is leech, spelled L-E-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sangsue.
  2. 2
    Pot de colle, personne collante.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leech"?
"leech" is spelled L-E-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \liːtʃ\.
What does "leech" mean?
As a noun, "leech" means: Sangsue.
How do you pronounce "leech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leech" is \liːtʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leech" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leech", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laxou#99,279lider#99,288loche#99,300lugar#99,310

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list